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Natural Balance Original Ultra Whole Body Health Chicken, Chicken Meal & Duck Meal Dry Dog Food

Top 4 ingredients of Natural Balance Original Ultra Whole Body Health Chicken, Chicken Meal & Duck Meal Dry Dog Food are Chicken, Chicken Meal, Peas, and Potatoes. According to the guaranteed analysis, we calculated the starch ratio as 37.0%.

Composition of one cup as fed: protein 27.0%, fat 15.0%, fibre 5.0%, moisture 10.0%, ash, assumed 6.0%, starch, derived 37.0%
27%
15%
10%
37%
  • protein
  • fat
  • fibre
  • moisture
  • ash, assumed
  • starch, derived
Starch works out at 37.0% of this cup, close to the site average. Protein comes in at 27.0%. One cup carries 410 kcal.
PROTEIN
27.0%
STARCH, DERIVED
37.0%
KCAL / CUP
410
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FIRST 4 OF 37 COMPONENTS

Guaranteed
Analysis

As printed on the bag, measured “as fed”

Calories
3,590 kcal/kg
Crude Protein (min.)
27.0%
Crude Fat (min.)
15.0%
Crude Fiber (max.)
5.0%
Moisture (max.)
10.0%
Starch ratio (calculated)
37.0%

410 kcal per cup. This food is 90% dry matter. The conversion alongside removes the water so it can be compared with any other food, wet or dry.

Full Ingredient
Declaration

Exactly as the bag prints it, heaviest first

SALT DIVIDER

Chicken, Chicken Meal, Peas, Potatoes, Chicken Fat (Preserved with Mixed Tocopherols), Brown Rice, Oat Groats, Pea Protein, Carrots, Duck Meal, Natural Flavor, Dried Tomato Pomace, Flaxseed, Menhaden Fish Oil (Preserved with Mixed Tocopherols), Oat Hulls, Dicalcium Phosphate, Salt*The Salt Divider. Ingredients are listed heaviest first, and a dog food needs very little salt, so everything after this point is present in an even smaller amount., Potassium Chloride, DL-Methionine, Taurine, Minerals (Zinc Proteinate, Zinc Sulfate, Ferrous Sulfate, Iron Proteinate, Copper Sulfate, Copper Proteinate, Manganese Sulfate, Manganese Proteinate, Calcium Iodate, Sodium Selenite), Choline Chloride, Vitamins (Vitamin E Supplement, Niacin, d-Calcium Pantothenate, Vitamin A Supplement, Riboflavin Supplement, Thiamine Mononitrate, Vitamin D3 Supplement, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Folic acid, Biotin, Vitamin B12 Supplement), L-Tryptophan, L-Ascorbyl-2-Polyphosphate (Source Of Vitamin C), Lactic Acid, Dried Kelp, Dried Spinach, Dried Cranberries, Dried Blueberries, L-Lysine Monohydrochloride, Yucca Schidigera Extract, L-Carnitine, Mixed Tocopherols (Preservative), Rosemary Extract, Green Tea Extract, Spearmint Extract

Ingredients are listed heaviest first, and a dog food needs very little salt, so everything after the divider is present in an even smaller amount.

NUTRITION, DRY MATTER
NUTRIENT AS FED DRY M. READING
PROTEIN 27.0% 30.0% HIGH
FAT 15.0% 16.7% n/a
FIBRE 5.0% 5.6% n/a
CARB (EST.) 37.0% 41.1% HIGH
STARCH RATIO 37.0% ARCHIVE AVG 37.84%
HOW MUCH TO FEED
PER DAY
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KCAL
THIS FOOD
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CUPS / DAY

Calculated from the resting energy formula vets use and this food’s actual calorie density. A starting point to adjust from, not a prescription.

BENCHMARK

Against The Line

Same figures, same method, applied to the rest of the Natural Balance range and the archive average.

METRIC THIS RECIPE L.I.D. LIMITED INGREDIENT ARCHIVE AVG
PROTEIN, DM 30.0% 26.7% 32.3%
CARB, DM 41% 48% 39%
STARCH RATIO 37.0% 43.5% 37.84%
KCAL / CUP 410 385 384
RECALL HISTORY // NATURAL BALANCE

No FDA Recalls On Record

We have not matched any FDA recall to Natural Balance. We check the feed daily and this page updates when that changes. See the recall log

One honest caveat. These figures are what a label will tell us: protein, starch, the top of the ingredient list, flagged additives and the brand’s recall record. They cannot tell you whether your dog will do well on this food. Allergies, gut sensitivity, age and health conditions all matter more than any of it, and none of them are printed on a bag. If your dog is thriving on a food whose figures read lower than this one, that is not a mistake, and we would not switch on our say-so.

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